President Donald Trump is making clear he is losing patience with Vladimir Putin, leveling some of his sharpest criticism at the Russian leader as Moscow pounds Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with drones and missiles for a third straight night.

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But in recent weeks, the relationship has begun to show signs of strain.

Donald Trump grows angrier as Vladimir Putin exposes his impotence - ANALYSIS: Analysis: Russia’s latest deadly offensive also did clear damage to Donald Trump’s ego, writes John Bowden

President Donald Trump issued a pathetic defense of Russian President Vladimir Putin during the 2016 Presidential Primary debates, claiming that Putin is a 'better leader' than Barack Obama.

Donald Trump blasted at Vladimir Putin after Russia launched a deadly air strike on Ukrainian cities on Sunday, May 25. Reportedly, 298 drones and 69 missiles were launched in its overnight assault on Ukraine,

Donald Trump has issued a fresh warning to Vladimir Putin, telling the Russian president he will "respond differently" if he does not engage seriously with peace talks

President Donald Trump has warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that he has a "week and a half to two weeks" to prove he is serious about ending the war in Ukraine

President Donald Trump expressed his bewilderment after Russia's latest bombing of Ukraine, saying that Russian President Vladimir Putin has "gone absolutely crazy." "I’ve always said that he ...

A two-hour-plus call was an eyebrow-raising shift in both substance and tone from Donald Trump: there was no demand for Vladimir Putin to sign onto an immediate cease-fire. And the White House was pulling back from its efforts to halt the fighting.